I'm being tempted from all sides. It's the week after Halloween, and that means excess candy is piling up everywhere. We have a bucket at home full of candy corn, and there's another bucket in the office that keeps getting bigger as more people bring in leftovers.

Two weeks ago I would be stuffing my face with candy, because I'm a child, but I'm determined to stay strong. I had one fun-sized pack of whoppers (3 balls for a total of about 5 carbs), but I am doing my best to resist. It's actually not so bad now that the cravings have mostly gone away.

It's been a week now, and I can feel ketosis starting to kick in. I'm getting that mealy-mouth problem, which will probably become bad breath soon, an unfortunate side effect of ketosis which fortunately should not last very long. Also as I mentioned before, I am not craving sweets and bread anymore, or at least as much as I was halfway through the week.

I've also only lost around 3 pounds so far... :(

I think the fact that I never started drinking sodas again after my last round of low-carb dieting is a big factor. I used to drink 2-3 sodas a day, and when I stopped, the pounds just melted off. This time around, that huge portion of carb intake isn't a factor, which may be why my adjustment period is easier but also the pounds are coming off more slowly. I don't really have a lot of data yet, so maybe I will get a better picture next week.